Leisure and Labor: The Liberal Arts and the Professions

In conjunction with the Presidential Inauguration, St. Gregory's University will hold an academic conference March 20-21, 2017 surrounding the theme of "Leisure and Labor: The Liberal Arts and the Professions".

The Conference:

The Leisure and Labor conference will focus on the overwhelming trend of secularization in American Catholic higher education which has led to colleges and universities largely abandoning their liberal arts heritage for a more 'instrumentalist' approach to education. The conference seeks to explore both the theoretical and practical causes, effects, and possible solutions to this educational identity crisis. The conference will include a panel presentation with esteemed academic and workforce professionals and peer-reviewed paper presentations.

Inauguration of President Michael ScaperlandaDon & Jenetta Sumner Field House

4:30 p.m.

ReceptionMabee-Gerrer Museum of Art

5:00 p.m.

Evening PrayerSt. Gregory’s Abbey Church

Keynote Speaker:

Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.is a teacher, writer, and philosopher. He has written over 30 books, including: Another Sort of Learning (1988), Liberal Learning (2000), The Life of the Mind (2006), The Classical Movement (2014), and his latest Docilitas: On Teaching and Being Taught (2016). Fr. Schall holds a B.A. from Santa Clara University, a M.A. in philosophy from Gonzaga University, and a Ph.D in political theory from Georgetown University.